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. >> speaking of women, jay carney has spoken out on the question of whether women should be members of augusta, the augusta national golf course and of course we heard from augusta yesterday that they will not discuss the membership issue and here you have the ibm ceo, the sponsor of the match, who is the new ceo is a woman and her predecessors have all been members but they won't say if she should be a member. this was jay carney today. >> should the augusta nationals club permit women to be members now you have the ceo of the sponsor ibm is a woman and her press saiders have all been admitted. >> the president's answer to this question is yes. he believes his personal opinion is that women should be admitted. >> so, the white house is coming out firmly on the side. we don't know whether or not virginia rometty decided to accept or not accept an invitation or if she is not -- has not been invited but is planning to be at the tournament this weekend entertaining clients as the sponsor. certainly an opportunity for the president to come down squarely on the side that women should be
. >> speaking of women, jay carney has spoken out on the question of whether women should be members of augusta, the augusta national golf course and of course we heard from augusta yesterday that they will not discuss the membership issue and here you have the ibm ceo, the sponsor of the match, who is the new ceo is a woman and her predecessors have all been members but they won't say if she should be a member. this was jay carney today. >> should the augusta nationals club permit...
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press secretary jay carney jumping into the fray just a short time ago in the daily briefing at the white house. >> reporter: the complaint this mother about the line "bump in the road" is not that it minimizing the arab spring but minimizing the death of the u.s. ambassador and three others. when he said bump in the road, did he mean not to draw parallel or not to define that event in benghazi? >> i appreciate the question, ann, because that assertion is both desperate and offensive. >> let me bring in the political panel today. thank you all for your time. jonathan, let me start off with you. obviously, you're a conservative republican here. do you find this line of attack, the bump in the roads, that mitt romney is trying to get some traction on desperate and orchsive as carney described it? >> certainly not. this isn't the first time we've seen obama do this. last year he was talking about the economy, and he said, well, americans have kind of gotten soft. this is something the president tries to do when there's bad things in his record that he tries to shove underneath the rug. reall
press secretary jay carney jumping into the fray just a short time ago in the daily briefing at the white house. >> reporter: the complaint this mother about the line "bump in the road" is not that it minimizing the arab spring but minimizing the death of the u.s. ambassador and three others. when he said bump in the road, did he mean not to draw parallel or not to define that event in benghazi? >> i appreciate the question, ann, because that assertion is both desperate...
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and you had white house press secretary jay carney out there at the same time going even farther than rice was and talking about how this was all just due to a protest and not really -- not having much to do with terrorism, and they're not calling for his scalp because he is essentially a spin doctor, and it's not the scalp they want. they want somebody in policy and somebody who will draw blood from the obama administration, and that is susan rice. >> that sounds like richard. thank you, richard wolffe, thank you jay newton-small. you agree on that point. they wanted scalp. >>> up next, how close is the middle east to an all-out regional war? is israel headed to a war with iran? i see a possible precursor to a war with iran. the latest on the fight between israel and hamas coming up next. this is interesting and scary. the place for politics. we'll be right back. flo: every driver is different. we've got great news for them all. you can try snapshot from progressive before you switch your insurance. [ horn honks ] just plug snapshot into your car, and drive like you -- to see if your
and you had white house press secretary jay carney out there at the same time going even farther than rice was and talking about how this was all just due to a protest and not really -- not having much to do with terrorism, and they're not calling for his scalp because he is essentially a spin doctor, and it's not the scalp they want. they want somebody in policy and somebody who will draw blood from the obama administration, and that is susan rice. >> that sounds like richard. thank you,...
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i want to play a little bit of montage from jay carney yesterday in the white house press briefing skating, skirting, dancing over the issue of gay marriage. let's take a look at that. >> he, as you know, said that his views on this were evolving, and i don't have an update for you on that. he's simply saying, i have nothing new for you on that. his position is what it was. i don't have an update to provide you on the president's position. it is what it was. i just don't have anything more to give to you on the issue of the president's views. it is as it was, yes. >> richard wolf, that wasn't even all of it. there are more i don't have anything else to give yous. >> about as convincing as a rick santorum endorse m. he's evolved from the sea to amphibian stage and stuck there. it hasn't changed. i think if you look a at what the vice president said, he was dancing around it too. i know everyone's reported it as the vice president comes out for gay marriage. not quite. the bigger question, i think, is the relationship with the community, with the people who support the president, and how muc
i want to play a little bit of montage from jay carney yesterday in the white house press briefing skating, skirting, dancing over the issue of gay marriage. let's take a look at that. >> he, as you know, said that his views on this were evolving, and i don't have an update for you on that. he's simply saying, i have nothing new for you on that. his position is what it was. i don't have an update to provide you on the president's position. it is what it was. i just don't have anything...
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. >> let's listen to what jay carney said today about why the president had to take the action that he did and where the failure lies in getting real progress in this area. >> congress has had the ability to act on this ever since republican s blocked the dream act. we have a situation here where the nominee of the republican party, the head of that party at this point has said he would veto the dream act. that is not encouraging as a sign of cooperation or willingness by republicans. >> well, there goes jay carney, reminding people that romney has said he would simply veto the dream act. >> yeah, romney said he would veto the dream act. it at one point had 55 senators supporting it. for most americans who don't follow this as closely as we might. oh, that sounds pretty good. but it was subjected to a filibuster like so many other aspects of the president's agenda. i don't expect everyone to follow the cloture vote, right? but i do think karen makes a point. for the task that mitt romney had today, going into a community that voted double for his opponent, you know, 67 to 31 last cycle
. >> let's listen to what jay carney said today about why the president had to take the action that he did and where the failure lies in getting real progress in this area. >> congress has had the ability to act on this ever since republican s blocked the dream act. we have a situation here where the nominee of the republican party, the head of that party at this point has said he would veto the dream act. that is not encouraging as a sign of cooperation or willingness by...
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i asked jay carney whether this is just a game of running out the clock until the real negotiations begin in late december. is everything just killing time until the deadline comes? >> no. >> it seems everybody -- >> it doesn't feel like killing time. >> killing time until the final week and the jet fumes of the airport and then everybody will sit down and hammer this out. >> well, look, here's a fact, the president has on the table a proposal that reduces the deficit by $4 trillion. that is substance. so he has not waited for people to start smelling the jet fumes at national airport. he has actively put forward a plan. >> the white house and republicans are ramping up their pr, something significant is happening behind the scenes. both sides appear to be preparing their own basis to eat their vegetables, if you will. in other words, get ready to make some sacrifices on sacred cows that are required for a grand bargain. for republicans that means swallowing changes to the bush-era tax rates and yesterday the first major house republican broke with the party line in a private meeting with
i asked jay carney whether this is just a game of running out the clock until the real negotiations begin in late december. is everything just killing time until the deadline comes? >> no. >> it seems everybody -- >> it doesn't feel like killing time. >> killing time until the final week and the jet fumes of the airport and then everybody will sit down and hammer this out. >> well, look, here's a fact, the president has on the table a proposal that reduces the...
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carney was asked about it at the briefing and he said the department of justice was investigating and he didn't have comment beyond that and the president speaking earlier today. if you can say a prayer break fast was a light hearted affair, the president was and there was a lot of laughter and he said it is a bad idea to give a sermon in front of a group of proeflgs and he talked about how he is frequently approached as is michelle obama about people around the country when he goes to events and hears people say they had pray for him, praying for you, don't worry, keep the faith and he says it means a lot to us. the president today noting the easter holiday coming up and the big easter egg rolls on the south lawn on monday. >> mike, nice to see you with a care cut for holly week. >> thank you, sir. >> the top lines are coming up. >> you're on the today show. you're there to talk about party planning with tori speling, to prevent that you remember who wilson phillips is or hang out for light hearted couch banter with matt and ann and alstead of acting like you are sitting with shay an
carney was asked about it at the briefing and he said the department of justice was investigating and he didn't have comment beyond that and the president speaking earlier today. if you can say a prayer break fast was a light hearted affair, the president was and there was a lot of laughter and he said it is a bad idea to give a sermon in front of a group of proeflgs and he talked about how he is frequently approached as is michelle obama about people around the country when he goes to events...
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jay carney indicated today what the president's stance is on income tax rates. >> i would say also that the president has made clear that he will not sign a bill that extends the bush era tax cuts for those making more than $250,000. he's made that clear. >> so, krystal, the rates go up. that's what it will consist of among other things. >> all right, unless of course they go over the cliff and they don't have to vote to increase taxes and maybe they didn't violate the pledge. in grover's eyes, they would be violating the american. i think what carney's comments underscore is how strong of a hand the president has here. not only do they agree with the reality that it will be republicans fault and that republicans set up this whole situation and that he has that negotiation of going over the cliff and the rates go up for everyone if you do that. he's been very smart about positioning this, too, saying you guys, we all agree on extending existing tax rates. let's do that and then we can deal with this other piece. will i play lawyer for one second. the whole way that marginal rates work,
jay carney indicated today what the president's stance is on income tax rates. >> i would say also that the president has made clear that he will not sign a bill that extends the bush era tax cuts for those making more than $250,000. he's made that clear. >> so, krystal, the rates go up. that's what it will consist of among other things. >> all right, unless of course they go over the cliff and they don't have to vote to increase taxes and maybe they didn't violate the pledge....
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today, jay carney was asked what the president meant when he said work together. >> is governor romney here tomorrow in some kind of candidate level position? audition -- >> no. >> beyond that, is there some kind of reorganization in the commerce department where governor romney could play a role? >> the president does not have a specific assignment in mind for the governor. >> mitt romney has not been as generous about the president in his comments since the election. >> what the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> jonathan capehart, you wrote today and i'm sure you thought about this. i would hand over my entire tie collection just to be in the room. now -- >> absolutely. that's a big tie collection. >> has the president seen your entire tie collection? >> no, he has not. no, he has not seen the tie collection, but there are people around him who know about my tie collection. so -- >> national security thing. >>. >> here's w
today, jay carney was asked what the president meant when he said work together. >> is governor romney here tomorrow in some kind of candidate level position? audition -- >> no. >> beyond that, is there some kind of reorganization in the commerce department where governor romney could play a role? >> the president does not have a specific assignment in mind for the governor. >> mitt romney has not been as generous about the president in his comments since the...
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here's jay carney responding to a question about the nasty tone of this race. >> we understand there's going to be efforts to distract attention from debates because other side the losing these pretty overwhelmingly, but we're going to keep talking about the policy issues. >> kristen welker is live at the white house. that was some, seemed like jay was having a little fun with that. do i detect a little swagger from the white house? >> reporter: i think that's absolutely right. good afternoon to you, karen. a little bit of swagger coming from jay carney, pointing to the fact that at least on the campaign trail, president obama accord tog carney, has been focused on some of those bigger policy issues. in iowa this week, he emphasized the importance of passinged abo i think what some are questioning the obama team about are some of the ads coming from the campaign trying to paint romney as an out of touch business person and also, that priorities usa add which seemed to link romney to the death of one of romney's -- the wife of one of romney's former employees. that's what some people ha
here's jay carney responding to a question about the nasty tone of this race. >> we understand there's going to be efforts to distract attention from debates because other side the losing these pretty overwhelmingly, but we're going to keep talking about the policy issues. >> kristen welker is live at the white house. that was some, seemed like jay was having a little fun with that. do i detect a little swagger from the white house? >> reporter: i think that's absolutely...
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. >>> white house press secretary jay carney today finally acknowledging the attack that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya was, in fact, an act of terror that could be connected to al qaeda. a couple hours later president obama walked carney's statement back. >> we're still doing an investigation, and there are going to be different circumstances in different countries. so i don't want to speak to something until we have all the information. what we do know is that the natural protests that arose because of the outrage over the video were used as an excuse by extremists to see if they can also directly harm u.s. interests. >> in the meantime secretary clinton is on the hill facing tough questions from a house committee about the attack and anti-american sentiment behind it. since 9/11 there's been talk about america's diminished influence on the world stage. steven cook, senior fellow of middle eastern studies and the author of "the struggle for egypt." welcome. >> hi, how are you? >> good. you write in a recent column in fp. you write there's something to this idea of american except
. >>> white house press secretary jay carney today finally acknowledging the attack that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya was, in fact, an act of terror that could be connected to al qaeda. a couple hours later president obama walked carney's statement back. >> we're still doing an investigation, and there are going to be different circumstances in different countries. so i don't want to speak to something until we have all the information. what we do know is that the natural...
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so jay carney's response to that is n. an overt attempt to prevent the president from exercising his authority during this period is a gimmick called pro forma sessions which are sessions during which no senate business is conducted but that does not overwrite the president's constitutional authority to make appointments to keep the government running. but your gimmick is my rule. every single thing that runs the united states senate is a rule that someone else can call a gimmick and i for one see a dangerous precedent because if the republican president were the first one to do this and this president is the first one to do it, i think there will be a lot of screaming today. >> you and i both have background in chambers. i was in the vermont senate for a while and i know the rules. however, this is a brilliant political move because mitch mcconnell is going to get up there and do nothing because they've been used to thwart any kind of reasonable progress on the economy and any kind of reasonable thing this president is tr
so jay carney's response to that is n. an overt attempt to prevent the president from exercising his authority during this period is a gimmick called pro forma sessions which are sessions during which no senate business is conducted but that does not overwrite the president's constitutional authority to make appointments to keep the government running. but your gimmick is my rule. every single thing that runs the united states senate is a rule that someone else can call a gimmick and i for one...
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all press secretary jay carney was asked about yesterdays press briefing and his answers weren't necessarily revealing. >> as you know, he said his views on this were evolving. his personal views were evolving. i would say his views are oh involving. i don't have an update for you. i don't have an update to provide you. i have no update to give you on it. the president expressed his views. >> he did. >> no. the spokesperson said that. >> i don't have an update to provide you on the president's position. it is what it was. >> you know, one other thing to keep in mind, one thing jay carney did say, the president is against this referendum that's taken place in north carolina and was noted, he's the, the president now is against bans on gay marriage, not yet for them. point out, nbc/"wall street journal" poll, 49% favor same-sex marriages, 40% oppose. those numbers flipped in '09. how nontoxic is this views in american politics? almost silenced from the republican side of the aisle in the last 48 hours. by the way, the white house aren't the only ones off message. romney's message supposed to b
all press secretary jay carney was asked about yesterdays press briefing and his answers weren't necessarily revealing. >> as you know, he said his views on this were evolving. his personal views were evolving. i would say his views are oh involving. i don't have an update for you. i don't have an update to provide you. i have no update to give you on it. the president expressed his views. >> he did. >> no. the spokesperson said that. >> i don't have an update to provide...
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right now at the white house briefing jay carney is asked about the case of chen guangcheng. >> are you concerned at all that this case could open him up to criticism, though, from republicans who have seen some republicans saying that the president now the u.s. has a responsibility for chen's safety. >> i can assure you that the president is not concerned about political back and forth on this issue. he is focused on the need to advance u.s. interests in our broad-based relationship with china, very important economic, diplomatic relationship with china. he has and will continue to make a priority in that relationship or part of that, an open and frank discussion about our concerns about human rights. that's his focus. it is absolutely in our national interest for us to pursue that kind of broad-based agenda with the chinese. >> why release the documents now at this time to the anniversary of his death? >> two things. this morning west point's combatting terrorism center released 17 al qaeda -- >> as jay carney continues on to talk about other subjects, the bin laden documents, we'll t
right now at the white house briefing jay carney is asked about the case of chen guangcheng. >> are you concerned at all that this case could open him up to criticism, though, from republicans who have seen some republicans saying that the president now the u.s. has a responsibility for chen's safety. >> i can assure you that the president is not concerned about political back and forth on this issue. he is focused on the need to advance u.s. interests in our broad-based...
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white house press secretary jay carney really tight-lipped about these allegations and referring most questions to the secret service. a couple interesting things did come out of briefing. we asked how the president responded. he said he wouldn't comment on that. did he say he didn't believe the president was aware of these allegations until they were first reported this morning. so that certainly is something that is interesting. the secret service has reacted though. they released this statement which i'm going to read to you right now. according to the secret service, they say the recent investigation in cartagena has generated several news stories that contain allegations by mostly unnamed sources. any information that can be brought to our attention that can be assess as credible will be followed up on in an appropriate manner. that was from edwin donavan, a special agent in charge of the secret service. so certainly these allegations point to the central concern in all of this which is that perhaps what happened in cartagena is not an isolated incident. perhaps this is part of a
white house press secretary jay carney really tight-lipped about these allegations and referring most questions to the secret service. a couple interesting things did come out of briefing. we asked how the president responded. he said he wouldn't comment on that. did he say he didn't believe the president was aware of these allegations until they were first reported this morning. so that certainly is something that is interesting. the secret service has reacted though. they released this...
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here is white house press secretary jay carney today responding to criticism from rush limbaugh that the president spends way too much time with celebrities. >> rush limbaugh is referring to him as barack kardashian, i believe. what is the response to that? >> two words, donald trump. next question. >> and moments ago, both candidates appeared during the country music television music awards in a sketch on whether toby keith or kristen bell should host the show. >> mr. president, do you have a decision? >> this is one of the toughest decisions i've had to make since in office. i want them both. >> oh, i thought the presidential election was a tough race, but it's nothing compared to the politics at the cmt music awards. i think i have a solution though. i propose toby and kristen co-host the host. see, i just put two people back to work. you're welcome, america. >> see, there's something they can agree on. today, the obama campaign dispatched vice president joe biden to north carolina to talk jobs. >> four million new jobs. four million new jobs. [ applause ] private sector jobs. not
here is white house press secretary jay carney today responding to criticism from rush limbaugh that the president spends way too much time with celebrities. >> rush limbaugh is referring to him as barack kardashian, i believe. what is the response to that? >> two words, donald trump. next question. >> and moments ago, both candidates appeared during the country music television music awards in a sketch on whether toby keith or kristen bell should host the show. >> mr....
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>> our day jobs is to make jay carney more uncomfortable. how does the white house press briefing become more informative to the american public? >> i guess they could start providing us with information. >> that's always number one. do you think the worst thing is it's televised? this is hard for two television reporters to say that. do you think we'd get more information if it wasn't televised? >> i think so. people think we're performing for the cameras. >> exasperated. >> i'm a lot more quiet on tv. i'm more outgoing -- >> you're loud. we share very thin walls. i'm going to file a noise complaint. >> you have a baritone yourself, my friend. one of the things they could do, when they're trying to unveil a program, something to do with education reform or trade that our bosses would never put on the arks they bring somebody to the briefing to answer our questions. why don't they do that with benghazi. >> sn. >> with afghanistan, the stuff we're covering. >> cia, why don't they do that? >> because we might actually be interested in their an
>> our day jobs is to make jay carney more uncomfortable. how does the white house press briefing become more informative to the american public? >> i guess they could start providing us with information. >> that's always number one. do you think the worst thing is it's televised? this is hard for two television reporters to say that. do you think we'd get more information if it wasn't televised? >> i think so. people think we're performing for the cameras. >>...
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jay carney disagrees with that assessment. now phone calls at this point between president obama and congressional leaders, but the white house says the talks will be ongoing over the next several days, tamron. >> thank you. the president's q and a on twitter comes days after republicans flat-out rejected his opening bid in negotiations. house speaker john boehner appeared on one sunday morning talk show to see the president's proposal was not in his opinion a proposal at all. >> i was flabbergasted and said, you can't be serious. i just have never seen anything like it. we have seven weeks between election day and the end of the year, and three of those weeks have been wasted with this nonsense. >> okay. >> treasury secretary tim geithner appeared on five separate sunday morning talk shows. he says it's the gop who have been short on specifics. >> we said how and how much and who should pay. they haven't proposed what they think. >> joining me now is california congressman karen bass. thank you for your time. >> thank you for
jay carney disagrees with that assessment. now phone calls at this point between president obama and congressional leaders, but the white house says the talks will be ongoing over the next several days, tamron. >> thank you. the president's q and a on twitter comes days after republicans flat-out rejected his opening bid in negotiations. house speaker john boehner appeared on one sunday morning talk show to see the president's proposal was not in his opinion a proposal at all. >> i...
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jay carney asked about that specific thing on september 20th said that the white house did not, had not viewed it as a terror attack and romney is right on the substance and i think that president obama's really trying to rewrite history here by saying that the speech in the rose garden set policy for the white house because it clearly didn't in any subsequent statement out of the white house for 14 days. >> i didn't hear anything in the r remarks that he was studying policy. the line of romney, quote, you said in the rose garden that day after the attack it was an act of terror? he said it skeptically and let's play what the president said in the rose garden that day. let's play it. >> world must stand together to unequivocally reject the acts. no act of terror will shake the resolve of this nation, alter that character or eclipse the light of what we stand for. >> despite what conservatives are saying, despite what romney's team is saying today, the reality is it seemed as if governor romney was unaware or not properly briefed by the team own what was said in the rose garden that day.
jay carney asked about that specific thing on september 20th said that the white house did not, had not viewed it as a terror attack and romney is right on the substance and i think that president obama's really trying to rewrite history here by saying that the speech in the rose garden set policy for the white house because it clearly didn't in any subsequent statement out of the white house for 14 days. >> i didn't hear anything in the r remarks that he was studying policy. the line of...
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"jay carney called him desperate for attention. >>> finally tonight, since the successful raid of osama bin laden's compound, we heard bits and pieces of what went into the decision to go forward with that operation. joe biden gave us another piece of the puzzle during a speech this friday. as it turns out, the decision was far from unanimous. let's listen to biden. >> every single person in that room hedged their bet except leon panetta. he said go. everyone else said 41, 51, joe what do you think? i said, i didn't know we had so many exist economists around the table. we owe him an answer. i said, don't go. he walked o out and said i will give you my decision. the next morning, he turned to donovan and said, go. >> the rest of the story is history. biden used the decision to hit back at opponents who attack the president for "leading from behind." >>> up next, if mitt romney wins tomorrow, that's ahead. the big story. obama how is he going to do it? you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] experience dual-action power, with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse.
"jay carney called him desperate for attention. >>> finally tonight, since the successful raid of osama bin laden's compound, we heard bits and pieces of what went into the decision to go forward with that operation. joe biden gave us another piece of the puzzle during a speech this friday. as it turns out, the decision was far from unanimous. let's listen to biden. >> every single person in that room hedged their bet except leon panetta. he said go. everyone else said 41,...
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white house press secretary jay carney says while the white house continues to spend supplies to opposition forces, there are no plans to add weapons to the fight. >> no military action is always an option. you never, we haven't in this case, removed options from the table. we do not believe militarization, further militarization of the situation in syria at this point is the right course of action. we believe that it would lead to greater chaos, greater carnage. >> mitt romney says he welcomes the administration's move to expel syrian diplomats, but he said that doesn't go far enough in a statement, romney wrote president obama's lack of leadership has resulted in a policy of paralysis that has watched assad slaughter 10,000 people. we should increase pressure on russia to cease selling arms to the government. that from mitt romney. russia has blamed the assad government for the massacre in syria. but has not ended its support for the regime. >>> romney, meanwhile, is marking his first full day as the republican nominee for president, after winning enough delegates last night in texas to o
white house press secretary jay carney says while the white house continues to spend supplies to opposition forces, there are no plans to add weapons to the fight. >> no military action is always an option. you never, we haven't in this case, removed options from the table. we do not believe militarization, further militarization of the situation in syria at this point is the right course of action. we believe that it would lead to greater chaos, greater carnage. >> mitt romney says...
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jay carney an confirming president obama has spoken with vladimir putin about the crisis in syria. also the u.n. postpones an amendment to a new syrian resolution. what is next? we have more after a quick break. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all sndardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousds in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks,
jay carney an confirming president obama has spoken with vladimir putin about the crisis in syria. also the u.n. postpones an amendment to a new syrian resolution. what is next? we have more after a quick break. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers...
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. >> on the flight out jay carney told reporters he and the president just haven't discussed wisconsin. he doesn't know what the president is going to say. >> i didn't have any conversation about the president about that. jay is a former reporter and it never came up? >> plausible deny ability. thank you very much. >> that does it for us. tomorrow on the show dick durbin, former health and human services secretary donna and remember to follow online and on twitter at mitchell reports. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next on news station. hi, tamron. >> andrea, good to see you. developing news, it is deadline day for florio officials to respond to the justice department's letter demanding they stop purging names from the voter rolls. what have we learned from the new e-mail that is show how hard mitt romney pushed for the individual mandate in the massachusetts health care law. we'll show you some of these e-mails. we also have wisconsin results and whether they prove that it is all about the money in politics. plus blues legend buddy guy joins the news nation. we'll talk
. >> on the flight out jay carney told reporters he and the president just haven't discussed wisconsin. he doesn't know what the president is going to say. >> i didn't have any conversation about the president about that. jay is a former reporter and it never came up? >> plausible deny ability. thank you very much. >> that does it for us. tomorrow on the show dick durbin, former health and human services secretary donna and remember to follow online and on twitter at...
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white house press secretary jay carney said that president obama plans to open negotiations by calling for 1$1.6 trillion in additional tax revenue, far more than republicans are open to, willing to accept and double the amount that speaker boehner offered the president during the debt negotiations last year. also during these closed door meetings yesterday with labor leaders, the president reportedly vowed that he would, quote, not budge when it comes to letting the bush tax cuts expire for the country's highest earners. do you think, though, with all that being said that there will be a compromise to be made? i mean the president is taking a hard line here. >> well, yes, the president certainly is taking a very hard line and that's because in this campaign, one of the things that we all discovered was the american people want everybody to pay their fair share of taxes, that message came through loud and clear. and so he has a mandate to take that kind of position. i do know, however, that he's anxious to work with the opposite side of the aisle so that we could come to some kind of c
white house press secretary jay carney said that president obama plans to open negotiations by calling for 1$1.6 trillion in additional tax revenue, far more than republicans are open to, willing to accept and double the amount that speaker boehner offered the president during the debt negotiations last year. also during these closed door meetings yesterday with labor leaders, the president reportedly vowed that he would, quote, not budge when it comes to letting the bush tax cuts expire for...
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. >> we started off the hour showing jay carney and sticking behind the president's actions here. not backing down. iowa is intrigued where a have quotes from left bloggers hailing this as the president's boldest move. what are you hearing from those who support the president on this action? >> a lot of people have been moving to see him exercise executive power. it is interesting coming from the left that had been so critical of president bush for being too unilateral in marries like iraq and other issues. now they want to see president obama act without regard to congress's preferences. there is no question that there is a ground swell of support from the left, particularly for where the president made these appointments. it wasn't just random jobs. it was a consumer finance protection bureau he filled. the directorship of that and three positions at the national labor relations board. both areas where liberals had been seeing this deliver. >> this seemed into the race for 2012. mitt romney criticizing the president's actions saying compareing it to chicago-style politics and th
. >> we started off the hour showing jay carney and sticking behind the president's actions here. not backing down. iowa is intrigued where a have quotes from left bloggers hailing this as the president's boldest move. what are you hearing from those who support the president on this action? >> a lot of people have been moving to see him exercise executive power. it is interesting coming from the left that had been so critical of president bush for being too unilateral in marries...
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in fact, spokesman jay carney got it a business closer at the white house briefing. >> instead of taking the opportunity that was presented to them to continue to negotiate what could be a very helpful, large deal for the american people, the republicans in the house have decided to run down an alley that has no exit. >> the white house called it a multiday exercise in futility. indeed, boehner's plan b is so useless, it's unclear that there are even enough republican votes to pass it. >> do you think you have the votes to pass plan b among republicans? >> yes, we're going to have the votes. >> okay. well, he sounds confident. but even if republican leaders do twist enough arms to pass plan b to raise taxes only on earnings over $1 million h senate majority leader harry reid has a prediction about its future. >> house republicans know that the bill has no future. if they don't know it now, tell them what i said. this is absolutely senseless, that the speaker is doing what he's doing. these are gyrations i have never seen before. >> yes, those gyrations include majority leader eric cantor
in fact, spokesman jay carney got it a business closer at the white house briefing. >> instead of taking the opportunity that was presented to them to continue to negotiate what could be a very helpful, large deal for the american people, the republicans in the house have decided to run down an alley that has no exit. >> the white house called it a multiday exercise in futility. indeed, boehner's plan b is so useless, it's unclear that there are even enough republican votes to pass...
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. >> jay carney says the speaker's plans raises more questions than answers. >> we don't know who pays. we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenues. it's magic beans and ferry dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of their committee seats for voting against party leadership in the past. but boehner finds himself in an increasingly weak position. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell refused to take a position on boehner's debt plan today. >> i have no particular observation other than i commend the house leadership for trying to move. the process along and getting to a point where hopefully we can have a real discussion. >> house democrats are cranking up the pressure. tim walsh of minnesota introduced a discharge petition on the middle class tax cuts in the house. if it gets 218 signatures, it would get a floor vote before the end of the month. >> this is an issue that we all agree on. >> democratic leader nancy pelosi announced a
. >> jay carney says the speaker's plans raises more questions than answers. >> we don't know who pays. we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenues. it's magic beans and ferry dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of their committee seats for voting against party leadership in the past. but boehner finds himself in an...
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white house press secretary jay carney said, quote, the president believes as much that god should be taken off a coin as he does that aliens will attack florida. it's an absurd question to be raised. but there is a reason mr. economy is now mr. god. he needs the evangelical base. over the weekend, governor romney had a private meeting with the far right televangelist who also showed up at one of his rallies and last week we had steven king to open for him at an iowa rally. mr. romney's keeping company with the french. he's betting on christian conservatives. but is he really just running on a wing and a prayer? joining me now is joe madison, nationally syndicated radio host of "mornings with madison" and frank schafer, columnist of the huffing tonight post and author of "crazy for god." thank you both for being here tonight. >> thank you. >> frank, what do you make of romney and his campaign sth. >> well, i am a christian and i'm offended by the fact that the republican party keeps using god the same way they use their billionaires, to bulk up their pacs. god is not a toy. others hav
white house press secretary jay carney said, quote, the president believes as much that god should be taken off a coin as he does that aliens will attack florida. it's an absurd question to be raised. but there is a reason mr. economy is now mr. god. he needs the evangelical base. over the weekend, governor romney had a private meeting with the far right televangelist who also showed up at one of his rallies and last week we had steven king to open for him at an iowa rally. mr. romney's keeping...
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the last we heard beyond jay carney's pressers, is susan rice saying this is unrelated to the video, a lot of gray matter that surrounds what went down. it makes sense mitt romney would try to exploit that for campaign purposes and because he probably does have questions as many of us do about what exactly went down and whether there was breach of u.s. intelligence? >> i think both speeches today and overall of state of the race now is that caution is the operative word for the administration. right. they don't want do anything to disturb the patterns in the rate which are all moving in their direction. the libya story has been the one sort of story that persistently is sort of gnawing away a bit at their need to keep things static. the administration doesn't want to do anything to sort of bring more attention to that, obviously. because right now look, most voters are not voting on foreign policy. this is a domestic policy election. there's a limited amount of currency that the romney campaign can get from foreign policy but the one thing the media is interested in so their one -- >
the last we heard beyond jay carney's pressers, is susan rice saying this is unrelated to the video, a lot of gray matter that surrounds what went down. it makes sense mitt romney would try to exploit that for campaign purposes and because he probably does have questions as many of us do about what exactly went down and whether there was breach of u.s. intelligence? >> i think both speeches today and overall of state of the race now is that caution is the operative word for the...
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jay carney started off yesterday by simply discussing president obama's security briefing on the olympics. how he feels about london's preparations. >> the president made it clear he has the utmost confidence in our close friend and ally as they finalize hosting theland on olympics. >> did the read out have anything to do with what mitt romney said about security? >> the president had the briefing today. >> the decision to -- >> i am trying to fill you in on the president's day. >> it drew a lot of laughter in the room. one more note from the white house and what could be seen as an attempt to up stage the trip to jerusalem. the president signs military cooperation with israel. while that's going on. mitt romney is trying to get his trip back on track by making the rounds with other media. in addition getting response to the british tab lights, matt lauer pushed again on why he didn't plan ahead and get his taxes in order to release more of his returns publicly. >> why didn't you do that? >> we laid out exactly what is required by law, all of our financial statements and that in addition
jay carney started off yesterday by simply discussing president obama's security briefing on the olympics. how he feels about london's preparations. >> the president made it clear he has the utmost confidence in our close friend and ally as they finalize hosting theland on olympics. >> did the read out have anything to do with what mitt romney said about security? >> the president had the briefing today. >> the decision to -- >> i am trying to fill you in on the...
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jay carney even said no new measures are coming. >> we all know why the assault weapons ban was allowed to expire and why nothing has come in its place. it revolves around three letters, nra, national rifle association. to piggy back on something karen just said about the same people who, they are not worried about voting rights, they are worried about gun rights. what about worrying about the people who are the victims of gun violence. i think that's where the frustration and dare say the anger is coming from when you hear mayor bloomberg say those tough words of criticism against president obama and presumptive republican nominee mitt romney. at some point someone is going to have to stand up and say, enough of the massacres, enough of the families being destroyed or turnafter part over gun violence. we must do something about this. >> the nra very effective in lobbying against gun laws it doesn't like. there are gun enthusiasts in the country, those that believe in the second amendment, that feel there is no need for people have access to assault weapons, deer and moose don't wear fl
jay carney even said no new measures are coming. >> we all know why the assault weapons ban was allowed to expire and why nothing has come in its place. it revolves around three letters, nra, national rifle association. to piggy back on something karen just said about the same people who, they are not worried about voting rights, they are worried about gun rights. what about worrying about the people who are the victims of gun violence. i think that's where the frustration and dare say...
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so jay carney and others in the white house are trying to say, why what was said on sunday morning television which is not under oath and not out of the old or new testaments, why that's become writ so large and why we're going through this with someone who has not yet been nominated. that's all rather curious. >> this is why i wanted to talk to you about it. this is the thing that's so frustrating. there are real things to talk about here. why this attack was able to go so far that it actually killed the u.s. ambassador. in terms of susan rice's predicament here, is she essentially just being caught up in a proxy war? her role in this, she had nothing to do with the security matter here. the picking on what happened on the sunday show, is it a proxy for something else? >> i asked that very question today of someone who has understood these things far better than i. former top official both at the nsc and state department. he said he thinks it's a proxy war. maybe there's a personal issue between one or another of the senators and susan rice. she worked for john kerry in the '04 campaign. she
so jay carney and others in the white house are trying to say, why what was said on sunday morning television which is not under oath and not out of the old or new testaments, why that's become writ so large and why we're going through this with someone who has not yet been nominated. that's all rather curious. >> this is why i wanted to talk to you about it. this is the thing that's so frustrating. there are real things to talk about here. why this attack was able to go so far that it...
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just a short time ago at the white house briefing jay carney said the white house is aware of the incident and they understand that local fbi office has been contacted with local authorities monitoring the situation. carney went onto say the thoughts and prayers go out to his family but they're not going to weigh in to a local law enforcement matter. you've got local law enforcement saying they need more time to review. we're almost on a month since he was shot and killed. why would it be taking this long? >> this is case where it shouldn't. the facts seem to be pretty cut and dry. whether there's a stand your ground law or not, the shooter didn't stand his ground. he's carrying a gun. he has a past history of assault on a police officer. number two, he's described as a self-appointed neighborhood watch person. number three, when he calls in to the police department to report he sees somebody he doesn't recognize in the neighborhood, the police say stay where you're at. stay in your car and don't follow this guy and he defies. he does exactly the opposite of what police do. there's a confr
just a short time ago at the white house briefing jay carney said the white house is aware of the incident and they understand that local fbi office has been contacted with local authorities monitoring the situation. carney went onto say the thoughts and prayers go out to his family but they're not going to weigh in to a local law enforcement matter. you've got local law enforcement saying they need more time to review. we're almost on a month since he was shot and killed. why would it be...
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president obama's press secretary jay carney said that the president of the united states believes that women should be admitted to augusta national, home of the masters. we had that report by lisa myers that that is in question right now. the president thinks women should be allowed there. that's going to wrap things up for me. i'll see you tomorrow every week day morning. until then follow me on twitter at thomas a. roberts. now alex wagner is coming up. >> hi, thomas. a lot of ladies that would like to play augusta if they do open it up. up next, we will examine the grass root and the board room stylings of one willard mitt romney and ask if there is a home field advantage for rick santorum. are republicans and democrats wired differently? the author of a book who has gone where few tread. following the trial at guantanamo bay we're going to discuss the white house position on civil liberties versus national security all that when "now" starts in 180 seconds. [ male announcer ] lately, there's been a seismic shift in what passes for common sense. used to be we socked money away and e
president obama's press secretary jay carney said that the president of the united states believes that women should be admitted to augusta national, home of the masters. we had that report by lisa myers that that is in question right now. the president thinks women should be allowed there. that's going to wrap things up for me. i'll see you tomorrow every week day morning. until then follow me on twitter at thomas a. roberts. now alex wagner is coming up. >> hi, thomas. a lot of ladies...
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white house press secretary jay carney joined millions by announcing his new year's resolution to lose more weight. he added spend more time with my kids and not end the sentence with a prep sigz in a press briefing. >> even the man who is a heartbeat away from the presidency gets to see a movie once in a while. a victim of vice president and dr. joe bidin seen in a movie theater last night. they went to see the girl with the dragon tattoo. haven't gotten a review yet. we'll pass it along if we do. a few things we thought you should know. and still smoke,e while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix
white house press secretary jay carney joined millions by announcing his new year's resolution to lose more weight. he added spend more time with my kids and not end the sentence with a prep sigz in a press briefing. >> even the man who is a heartbeat away from the presidency gets to see a movie once in a while. a victim of vice president and dr. joe bidin seen in a movie theater last night. they went to see the girl with the dragon tattoo. haven't gotten a review yet. we'll pass it along...
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>> white house press secretary jay carney explained the real reason a deal hasn't been reached yet. >> we're not there yet because the remaining obstacle here is on the revenue side, is that republicans, at least republican leaders, have yet to accept the essential fact that in order to achieve the kinds of revenue that are necessary for a balanced proposal, balanced plan, rates on the top 2%, the top, the wealthiest earners in this country, are going up. >> republicans are buckling. the democrats know it. here's new york senator chuck schumer saying what republicans don't want to hear. >> we don't expect the republicans to be enthusiastic and start cheerleading about a deal that includes higher rates on the wealthiest americans. they're not going to openly concede on this point this far out from the deadline, but they see the handwriting on the wall. >> and the handwriting on the wall is spelling out three words. congressman tom cole. the conservative from oklahoma was the first republican to admit the gop should pass the democrats' bill to extend the tax cuts on income over $250,000
>> white house press secretary jay carney explained the real reason a deal hasn't been reached yet. >> we're not there yet because the remaining obstacle here is on the revenue side, is that republicans, at least republican leaders, have yet to accept the essential fact that in order to achieve the kinds of revenue that are necessary for a balanced proposal, balanced plan, rates on the top 2%, the top, the wealthiest earners in this country, are going up. >> republicans are...
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times but so did jay carney in a gaggle with reporters aboard air force one. it seems like that's more out of embarrassment by for the white house and the pentagon than any real threat to u.s. military troops in afghanistan and it is important to point out that this incident occurred some two years ago when members of the 82nd airborne were investigating the deaths of a taliban suicide bomber and the deaths of three taliban who were attempting to plant an ied when the bombs went off accidently. these members of the 82nd airborne were sent to investigate and see if they could somehow identify the victims and it was at that time that some of those 82nd airborne members posed with the remains and partial remains in happy snaps if you will there on the battlefield. some of it is too grim to show on television. nevertheless, as secretary of defense panetta condemned the actions, he also said that release of such photos essentially threatens the lives of american service members there in afghanistan. history has shown that there is more embarrassment than any kind o
times but so did jay carney in a gaggle with reporters aboard air force one. it seems like that's more out of embarrassment by for the white house and the pentagon than any real threat to u.s. military troops in afghanistan and it is important to point out that this incident occurred some two years ago when members of the 82nd airborne were investigating the deaths of a taliban suicide bomber and the deaths of three taliban who were attempting to plant an ied when the bombs went off accidently....
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jay carney, the president's press secretary, was asked about it yesterday. let's watch. >> she has said this before, and has for some time, the president and first lady firmly believe that gay and lesbian americans firmly deserve legal protections and the ability to thrive just like any family does. >> okay, well, that was spin. it was clearly more than a wink. "love whomever we choose," come on! >> but the president has had it both ways on this issue. >> okay, the first lady's not both ways. she's clearly with -- how do you read this in english? love whomever we choose. you get in here, jodi? >> i have to say, this is not a first lady who is interested in making news. we have seen this for years. she plays this so safe. she does so few interviews when she talks -- >> is this safe? >> it's often about school lunch and what not. she's not looking to be in the headlines, she's not looking to cause controversy. >> this is headline material, jodi. >> but maybe it was the smallest of winks, but it's a line she's used a lot before, and maybe it's in the white hous
jay carney, the president's press secretary, was asked about it yesterday. let's watch. >> she has said this before, and has for some time, the president and first lady firmly believe that gay and lesbian americans firmly deserve legal protections and the ability to thrive just like any family does. >> okay, well, that was spin. it was clearly more than a wink. "love whomever we choose," come on! >> but the president has had it both ways on this issue. >> okay,...
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white house spokesman jay carney says the president supports reinstating the assault weapons ban but congress is unlikely to act. authorities say 40-year-old wade michael page opened fire sunday morning at a sikh temple, killed six people, critically wounded three others before police shot him to death. page, an army veteran, was discharged after six years in the military for a drinking problem. he used a 9 millimeter semiautomatic handgun purchased legally. he also had ties to the white supremacist movement. >> the biggest question we have, is this a hate crime? i mean, what did we do wrong? >> today, federal agents searched a north carolina house where page lived looking for clues and a motive. >> we're treating this as a domestic terrorist type incident and, therefore, the fbi has the resources needed to help investigate that. >> a 2009 homeland security report warned us about this type of tragedy. lone wolves embracing violent right wing extremist ideology are the most dangerous domestic terrorism threat in the united states. at the time, conservatives mocked the report. michelle
white house spokesman jay carney says the president supports reinstating the assault weapons ban but congress is unlikely to act. authorities say 40-year-old wade michael page opened fire sunday morning at a sikh temple, killed six people, critically wounded three others before police shot him to death. page, an army veteran, was discharged after six years in the military for a drinking problem. he used a 9 millimeter semiautomatic handgun purchased legally. he also had ties to the white...